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Overview of Indian Crop Protection Chemical SegmentKrishnamurthy Ganesan

Managing DirectorMahamaya Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.

Agriculture is thebackbone of Indian economywith 52% of the populationengaged in agriculture andrelated activities. But thesector ’s share in Indianeconomy has declined to13.7% in terms of GDPbecause of higher growth

rates of the industrial and services sector, whichneeds to be addressed considering its importancein our Socio-economic development.

Indian Agriculture has been facing gravechallenges for many years. The most importantbeing “sustained development in proportion to theexploding population”. Even after the GreenRevolution in 60’s, we are still not fully self-sufficient in Agriculture. The growth rate ofagriculture is not able to cope up with rapidlygrowing population. Land under agriculture islimited but number of people being fed on the pieceof land is constantly increasing. Due to inadequateirrigation facilities, lack of proper crop protectionmeasures, poor seed quality of food grains, theoutput is far below world average.

Water shortage is a major problem in onepart of the country while crops are damaged yearafter year due to flood in some other parts of thecountry. Of the total cultivable land merely 40%area is covered by irrigation and rest 60% dependson monsoon. On an average, farmers’ income hascome down by 3 per cent in 2014-15 and by 4 percent in 2015-16 due to crop losses as a result ofshortage of rainfall. During 2014 and 2015, monsoonshortage was around 12 per cent and 14 per centfrom the long period averages.

For many decades various plans are only onpaper. It is a pity that the farmers are dependenton monsoon and the technologies like drip irrigationare not implemented in full swing for adequatewater supply to crops in many states and in thesame way flood water is not channelized for properirrigation to avoid damage to crops. There is muchto be done by Government by introducinginnovative technologies to face the naturalcalamities along with plans for compensation andinsurance for crop losses.

The second imperative challenge faced by theIndian agriculture is the colossal losses caused bythe insect pest attack on the crops. About 20%crop production is lost due to insects, weeds anddiseases but still Indian Crop protection chemicalsusage is one of the lowest and erratic in the globalscenario even though there is no dearth foragricultural scientists and technologists in thecountry.

The per capita consumption of pesticides inIndia is 0.6 Kg/ha as compared to 3kg/ha of worldaverage. The main reason for low per capitaconsumption of pesticides in India is low purchasingpower of farmers and small land holdings. Thereare signs of change in this scenario due to theentry of big food products retailers andmanufacturers. In order to increase yield andensure food security for its enormous population,extensive crop protection measures are veryessential.

Indian Crop protection chemical usage patternfor decades has not change much with insecticidescontributing to 55%, followed by herbicides 23%,fungicides 18% and the rest other products suchas bio-pesticides, plant growth regulators exceptin recent years herbicide and fungicide usage is


on the increase. This contributes to the higherproduction of fruits, vegetables and soybean.

Andhra Pradesh& Telegana, Punjab,Maharashtra lead in consumption of crop protectionchemicals followed by other states. MadhyaPradesh has been benefited a lot by proper cropprotection usage and emerging as one of theimportant soybean producing belt not only in thecountry but globally. The usage of agrochemicalshas seen a rise in West Bengal also.

The estimated consumption of crop protectionproducts in FY15 in terms of value is around 2.25billion USD and the expected growth in the comingyears is 7% annually. Export of pesticides alsocomes to almost equal value with a slighly highergrowth rate.

Agrochemical industry has come a long wayin the last four decades and could cater to theneeds of farmers with hundreds of products forcrop protection. Till 80s, Indian farmers were farbehind their counter parts with old products ofMNC and then Indian companies with their R&Dskill came out with number of generic molecules

at much cheaper costs affordable by majority offarming community. India could become self-sufficient in many food crop production because ofthis development, a fact which could not be denied.But then came the situation where the cost ofmanufacturing of technical products is very muchcheaper in China as compared to that of India.Therefore Indian companies are forced to opt forimport in many cases rather than to manufacture.Patent compliance also restricts manufacture oflatest molecules and so MNCs have an upper handin providing new products. Indian companies couldonly co market a few products under arrangement.

The need of the hour is Indian companiesshould be more aggressive in research anddevelopment to come out with cost effectivemanufacturing method for novel molecules likeFlubendamide, Bispyribac Sodium, Tolfenpyradamong others. The Indian registration authorities& the Industry should analyse the situationthoroughly and come out with more practical andeasier guidelines for registration of import ofmolecules as well, keeping in view of the reality.This will enable the farmers to get new productsat affordable cost and also illegal imports be curbedsubstantially.

M o le c u le Approx. Sales in 2015 asformulation (mill ion USD)

Flubendamide 50Azoxystrobin 33Bispyribac sodium 25Tolfenpyrad 10Pyraclostrobin 02

Industry should concentrate more ondevelopment of new formulation that are eco-friendly and production of effective bio-pesticides,PGRs, bio-stimulants, micro nutrients so thatfarmers have access to these products that willboost the yield and enrich soil condition.Government agencies, Universities and Industryshould come together in imparting properknowledge on the usages and effectiveness of cropprotection products and more importantly shoulddispel the myth about the crop protection chemicals(as bad boys) from the mind of the public.


WORLD NEWSCHINA

TOP PRICE TRENDS IN CHINA PESTICIDEMARKET

1. Glyphosate producers increase quotation

The environmental pressure from the Chinesegovernment and the peak season overseas resultedin increased quotation of glyphosate from USD2,950.98/t – USD3, 024.75/t. The glyphosategiant in China, Fuhua Tongda Agro-chemicalTechnology Co., Ltd., increased the glyphosatequotation by USD73.77/t, up 11% YoYwhileZhejiang Jinfanda increased the glyphosatequotation by USD44.26/t – USD73.77/t .

2. Price of fungicide technical keeps increasing

The low inventory of fungicide technicalresulted in increased quotation. The quotation ofAvermectin, Emamectin benzoate andPyraclostrobin went up to USD59, 019/t, USD 91,480/t and USD 51,642.22/t respectivelyby the endof Oct. 2016. While the traditional Fungicidesmarket performance remain weak affected by theweather, poor market performance of cash crops,high inventory, and new kinds of substitutes.

3. Price of organophosphates insecticide remainstable

Due to the increasing price of ethyl chlorideto about USD2,360.78/t, both the quotations ofchlorpyrifos technical and phoxim technical wentup to USD3,836.27/t and USD3,688.73/trespectively in Oct. 2016 while the concentrationof the capacity of malathion technical kept itsprice stable at USD2, 582.11/t.

4. Fipronil technical remains low inventory

With low inventory, price of fipronil technicalincreased to USD59, 019.68/t. Pymetrozineremained at USD219, 181.39/t with tight supply.

With high inventories, the quotations ofSpirodiclofen technical and Etoxazole technical fellto USD19, 476.49/t and USD39,100.54/t, for whichthe producers seemed to clear the inventory byselling them in a low price.

Though Chlorfenapyr technical was in lowinventory, its prices remained at US26,558.85/t.And the price of Propargite remained at USD5,606.86/t, with the expectation to increase.

5. Herbicides producers to increase quotations

Affected by the low inventory, the price ofGlufosinate-ammonium technical remained atUSD17,410.8/t with tight supply. With lowinventory, quotations of Trifluralin technicalincreased to USD4,721.57/t, and Trifluralintechnical was mainly for export. Fomesafentechnical was also for export trading mainly, withits quotation increasing to USD13,279.42/t due tothe price growth of its upstream intermediate. Asfor herbicides for corn, affected by the tight supplyof intermediate, the quotation of Nicosulfurontechnical went up to USD24,788.26/t; that ofMesotrione technical increased to USD18,148.55/t; while that of atrazine technical remained atUSD2,655.88/t. while the price of amides herbicidesremained stable.

6. Supply of Triazolesfungicides remains tight

With low inventories and weak demand, thequotation of Triazoles especially that ofDifenoconazole technical (USD19, 919.14/t)andPropiconazole technical (15, 492.66/t) remainedtight. As for Tebuconazole technical, with lowinventory, low operation rate of the producers andhigh price of its intermediate, its quotation wasUSD10, 623.54/t. The quotation of Tricyclazoletechnical was USD 6,934.81/t with tight supply.

Source : cnchemicals


EXPIRING PATENT OF PENOXSULAM:BLOCKING PATENTS ARE STILL A TASK FORPRODUCERS IN CHINA

Penoxsulam, developed and produced by DowAgroSciences LLC (Dow AgroSciences), is a trizolopyrimidine herbicide was registered in USEnvironmental Protection Agency in 2004; later in2005, it got promoted and applied in paddy fieldsin the southern US in 2005.

Penoxsulam entered the Chinese market inthe year 2009 after being registered in Spain BrazilSouth Korea Thailand and Japan boosting theglobal sales volume to USD110 million from 10million USD. Penoxsulam also has greatperformance in weeds control in non-crop marketsuch as in lawns and in orchards. In 2013, thesales volume of penoxsulam applied in non-cropmarket reached about USD140 million of total 255million USD.

It was once reported that patent protectionof Penoxsulam chemical compounds would beexpired on 22 Sep. 2016, which excited theenterprises which had paid long attention onpenoxsulam. However, after CCM’s verification,the real expiration date would be 22 Sep. 2017 forits patent was registered in China on 23 Sep. 1997.

As per the Institute for the Control ofAgrochemicals, MOA (ICAMA), there are 245formulations and 130 mixed formulations ofpenoxsulam registered in field trials by 12 June2016.

Chief Editor of the Herbicide China News,CNN quoted a need for an intense competitionamong the pesticide enterprises after the expirationof patent of penoxsulam. Though it is still a yearaway from the patent protection expiration ofpenoxsulam, many of the pesticide enterprises hadalready began to apply the pesticide registrationsfor penoxsulam and carry out relevant trials.

The number of patent applications of top 10appliers reached 198, accounting for over 60% ofthe total patent application of penoxsulam in China.That’s to say, the patent application involvedpenoxsulam was quite concentrated in China.

A p p l i c a n t No ofa p p l i c a t i o n

Dow AgroSciences LLC 72Huizhou Sino-quick Chemical 48BASF SE 23Bayer CropScience (China) 15Jiangsu Rotam Agrochemical 12Beijing Yoloo Pesticide 9Shaanxi Sunger Road Bio-Science 6Syngenta Crop Protection 5Shandong Binnong Technology 4Shanghai Lianbao CropSciences 4Jiangsu Fuding Chemical 4Changzhou University 3Kumiai Chemical Industry 3Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha 3DuPont Agricultural Chemicals 3Qingdao Hailir Pesticides &Chemicals 3

Jiangsu Dongbao PesticideChemical 3

Heilongjiang University 2

Dow AgroSciences, leader in technologydevelopment of penoxsulam, owns the mostapplications about penoxsulam, including thepatents about compound of the general formula,preparation methods of compounds, intermediate,preparation methods of intermediate, formulationsof compound, new use of compounds, mixed formulaof compound and compound compositions.

Huizhou Sino-quick, Jiangsu Rotam, YolooPesticide and Shaanxi Sunger Road, major patentappliers in China, mainly applied for the patentsof compound compositions and formulation.Otherswere about the preparation methods of penoxsulamand further modification of penoxsulam compoundof the general formula.


Considering the time when Dow AgroSciencesapplied patents about penoxsulam, it may extendthe patent protection period for penoxsulamvirtually, because Dow AgroSciences covers almostall the patents in the production process ofpenoxsulam technology project. That’s to say, DowAgroSciences has applied various blocking patentsof penoxsulam to protect its development onpenoxsulam.

According to ICAMA, 6 producers in Chinahave already gained the registrations in producingproducts contained penoxsulam. Some penoxsulamproducts have the patent protections while somehaven’t. Though Dow AgroSciences patent aboutpenoxsulam technical is expiring, many of theblocking patents are still protecting its productionof penoxsulam.

“For those enterprises which are planning tocapture the penoxsulam market, it is importantto pay attention to the technology that are still inpatent protection period, which could preventthemselves from getting into trouble,” suggestedThe Editor.


GLYPHOSATE PRICE IN CHINA IS LIKELY TOCONTINUE RISING IN DECEMBER 2016

After a long period of declining glyphosateprices in China, the current season strengthensthe confidence for increasing prices. Themain reason for the recently steady growth ofglyphosate price and the expected increasingtrend, is the higher price of the raw materialsfor glyphosates like glycine and paraformal-dehyde. Their prices are rising, due to productioncuts by governmental orders and supply difficultiesin the big snowing winter of China’s north.In fact, 70% of the glyphosate production isbased on the glycine process, which requires glycineand paraformaldehyde. Glycine price itselfexperienced a month on month fall from Januaryto September 2016. Only recently in November,the price climbed remarkably on a 22.45%MoM basis.

These implementations will prospectively endon 31 December 2016. Therefore, many producersof glycine and paraformaldehyde have reduced theiroperating rate, which in turn increases the pricesdue to lower supply and shortage. The leadingglycine producers in China, ShijiazhuangDonhuaJiniong, and Linyi Hongtai, already rosetheir prices for glycine, which represents a trendthat is going to be continued, according to CCM.

Besides this winter in China has two maineffects on the glyphosate price. Firstly, winter isknown to be the storage season for glyphosate.This higher demand in building a storage is drivingprices upwards. Secondly, impact is the heavysnowfall in northern China. The snow causesdifficulties in transportation, which also leads toa shortage of raw materials and therefore a higherprice of upstream and downstream products.Paraformaldehyde is especially affected by thisissue. China’s leading suppliers ofparaformaldehyde, Hebei Jin Taida and HebeiAerospace, both with an output of about 50,000tons, had to cut down production completely, dueto the region’s logistics and transportation beingblocked.

Other upstream products of glyphosate, likeyellow phosphorus and methyl alcohol, experiencedincreasing prices up to 30% because of increasedcoke prices in November, which are traditionallycaused by the heating season in China’s cold north.The increasing coke prices, up to 200% comparedto early 2016, lead to higher prices of raw materialsin China in general.


10 PESTICIDES FROM CHINA LISTED IN FAO/WHO SPECIFICATIONS FOR PESTICIDES

Since 2011, Chinese pesticide companies havespeeded up the establishment of. To date, 10 productspecification applications from 5 Chinese companieshave been approved by FAO/WHO Joint Meetingon Pesticide Specifications (JMPS) and another 10product specification are under review. The detailedinformation is given in the below tables.


Source : essencechem.com


RUSSIA

STRONG HERBICIDE USE, ACCELERATINGFUNGICIDES, AND SEED TREATMENT DRIVEGROWTH IN RUSSIA

By Andras Marfi, Kleffmann Group

The global pesticide market saw seriousdecline after years of growth, in 2015, falling 10%in value. Russia, one of the world’s largest markets,is one of the few countries that managed to remainon a growth track, reaching approximately $1.2billion.Spurring that growth (and in some casesrestricting it) are three major issues: theeconomical-political situation, the structural-industrial relationship, and the agricultural-technological connection.

Ruble Crisis

With the rubleRussian currency losing itsvalue approximately to half just a few monthsbefore 2015’s main crop protection sales season,and with no reliable forecasts about where theexchange rate was headed, producer companieshad a difficult time creating the pricing and salesstrategy, especially since local farmers think inrubles. As a result, list prices in rubles went upsignificantly (on average 60%).

On the other hand, governmental goals tomake Russia self-sufficient gave a huge supportto local growers. Local generic companies sawgrowth in market share as well.

Changing Structure, New Rules

In the last decade, there was a clear separationin strategy between foreign and local companies.While international companies focused on salesthrough distributors, minimizing the share ofdirect sales (approximately 80% to 85% sales wentthrough distributors), the biggest local companiespredominantly sold directly to farmers (70% to80% direct sales). This is changing with localcompanies increasing the share of sales they giveto distributors.

In addition, there are big regional differences.Approximately 80% of the crop protection turnover

in Russia comes from the European partwhile the eastern part is catching up. The cropprotection market in the East is dominated by adifferent set of companies: ones that either havea strong soybean portfolio, a solid country-widenetwork, or have geographical advantage i.e.are Chinese.

Technological Development —

Despite the financial difficulties and bigincrease in product prices, crop protectiontechnology used by Russian farmers is developing.This helped produce record-high yields andproduction volumes in 2015.Growers are expectedto set new records in2016 when the total grainvolume has the potential to reach 114 milliontonnes.The past few years showed a tendencytoward diversification of the crop structure,primarily with the share of soybean increasing,but this tendency is still far from fulfilling thepotential.

Average spending on crop protection productsfor one hectare of land cultivated with field cropsis very low in Russia at $21/ha.Herbicides stillmake up 60% of the total market value despite thelow average product value. The penetration offungicides in general is still quite low in key fieldcrops. Nevertheless, fungicides are the maingrowth driver. Although azoles still dominate themarket, there has been a visible switch in 2015,and it continued in 2016: Apart from cereals, thereis obviously space for fungicide marketdevelopment in sunflower (2% treated in 2015),sugar beet (area treated growing from 47% in2014 to 64% by 2015) and soybean (growing from7% to 15%).

The seed-treatment market is growing aswell as the competition on it. More farmers sowseeds treated with both fungicide and insecticideproducts, and trends show the share of complexfungo-insecticide products is growing. This marketis still under development in cereals but isdominating in potato.

Source : Agribusiness global


UNITED KINGDOM

UK APPROVED CERTIS’ FUNGICIDE TAKUMISC ON PUMPKINS

Certis’ fungicide product, Takumi SC,(cyflufenamid), has been granted an ‘Extension ofAuthorisation for Minor Use’ (EAMU) in UK toallow applications to be made on pumpkins andwinter squash against powdery mildew. Powderymildew is a big problem in pumpkins affecting theleaf quality and development of the crop.

Previously, pumpkins were the only cucurbitnot included under the product label for TakumiSC, or subsequent EAMUs. And with an estimated10 million pumpkins grown in the UK every year,due partly to the growing popularity of Halloweenbut also as a result of growing consumer demandfor local and seasonal produce, it’s become a keycrop for some growers. The disease can also occurat any time during the season, and as a result cancause significant financial losses if not identifiedand controlled early.

Takumi SC has a one day harvest interval,providing flexibility for growers. The EAMUapproval states that for use of Takumi SC onpumpkin crops, the maximum individual doseis 150 ml/Ha. Growers can make a maximumof two applications per crop, per year, providinga seven-day interval is left between appli-cations.

Source : Certiseurope

USA

TRUMP NAMES DOW CHEMICAL CEOTO LEAD AMERICA MANUFACTURINGCOUNCIL

US President-elect Donald Trump declaredthat Dow Chemical Company CEO Andrew Liveris

will head the American Manufacturing Council inhis administration.

This is part of his (Trump’s) economic messageto “buy American and hire American.”

The American Manufacturing Council is theprincipal private sector advisory committee to thesecretary of commerce on the manufacturing inthe US.

Trump described Liveris as “one of the mostrespected businessmen in the world,” who will betasked with finding ways to bring industry backto America.

“Nobody can do it like Andrew,” Trumpadded.

Leveris said that his company willinvest in “a new state of the art innovationcentre” in Michigan, crediting Trump withcreating a business climate that energised hiscompany.

Source : CNN News


INDIA

NEW PESTICIDES LAUNCHED IN INDIA IN2016

ESCADA - active ingredient: Acephate, 95%SG - a newly developed formulation for themanagement of yellow stem borer, leaf folder, brownplant hopper of paddy was launched as a lineextension of HPM’s continuous development to meetfarmer’s requirement.

TEMPRID™ - active ingredient: Imidacloprid-by BAYERis India’s first dual active house-hold insecticide , which combines the fast-acting,broad-spectrum control of beta-cyfluthrin with thesystemic residual control of Imidacloprid to providepremium performance and efficacy in cockroachcontrol.

ZEBA - a unique technological product tocounter the increasing drought-like situations anduncertainty of monsoon. ‘Zeba’ is expected to playa crucial role in Indian dryland farming in yearsto come.

ZECHOR - Indofil Industries Limited (IIL)launched a rice herbicide Zechor developed by LGLife Sciences is a sulfonyl urea-based selectiverice herbicide . It is a patented herbicide that doesnot cause any phyto-toxicity when used inrecommended dosages.

GREEN LABEL - Insecticides India Ltd(IIL) has launched a new post-emergence herbicideGreen Label, manufactured in India for the firsttime using advanced technology. Green Labelcontains active ingredient Bispyribac sodium 10%SC, which is a broad spectrum systemic herbicide.

Source : various sources

FOOD GRAIN OUTPUT MAY SCALE PEAKNEXT YEAR, AGRI GROWTH AT 5.5% ININDIA

The agriculture sector is all set to bounce backleaving two years of drought behind and may wellpull off record food grain output of 270 milliontonnes in 2016-17 on good rains, but farmers’ woesmay continue due to adverse impact of notes ban

and low sales realisation.The farm growth isestimated to rise at over 5 per cent this fiscal, from1.2 per cent in the previous year, on the back ofrecord kharif food grain production at 135 milliontonnes (MT) and likely bumper output in the ongoingRabi season, helped by good monsoon in most partsof the country.”

2016 began on a sticky note as the country’soverall foodgrain output remained flat at 252 MTin 2015-16 crop year due to second straight yearof drought. Pulse output fell to 16.5 MT resultingin high prices for most part of the year that keptthe government on its toes, which took varioussteps to cool prices and bring relief to consumers.

The year also witnessed the government fixingthe maximum retail price and royalty for cottonseeds, including Bt cotton, based on its order issuedat the far end of 2015.

The move was opposed by biotechnology firmswhile the domestic seed manufacturers were infavour of the decision. Global biotechnology majorMonsanto threatened to re-evaluate its Indiabusiness. It plans to introduce new products, besidesentering into the legal battle against this order. In2017, the ongoing legal battle involving global MNCMonsanto, the government and the domestic seedindustry will be keenly watched as the outcome willshape the future of regulations for selling GM seeds.

Source : The Indian Express

INDIAN CROP PROTECTION INDUSTRYDRIVES BETTER REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;ALIGNS WITH GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES

Crop Life India recently organized a two-dayworkshop on “Equivalence Procedure and DataBridging Concepts for Registration of CropProtection Products” to enable adoption of globallyapproved best practices for the Indian agricultureindustry.

This event saw leading national and globalexperts, from various fields such as agriculturescientists, toxicologists and regulators of CentralInsecticides Board & Registration Committee (CIB& RC). Aimed to drive better and faster adoption


PESTICIDE TECHNICAL APPROVED FOR USE IN INDIA IN 2016 BY THE CENTRAL INSECTICIDEBOARD & REGISTRATION COMMITTEE, INDIA

The Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee is responsible to advice the Centraland State governments on technical matters related to insecticidesand grantof registration to variouspesticides for import, manufacture export sale and use in India after proper review and validation ofthe data generated submitted by the applicant.The CIB & RC in 2016 granted registration of 32technicals to 19 applicants.

Glyphosate Technical 95% min M/s Sinochem India Company Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI New sourceSulfentrazone Technical 91% min M/s FMC India Pvt Ltd 9(3) TIImazamox Technical 93% w/w min. M/s BASF India Ltd 9(3) TILambdacyhalothrin Technical 96% min M/s Willowood Chemicals Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMBifenthrin Technical 95% min M/s Willowood Chemicals Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMChlorimuron ethyl Technical 95% min M/s Crystal Crop Protection Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMAzoxystrobin Technical 95% min. M/s GSP Crop Science Pvt Ltd 9(3) TIM vs TI

of global standards in the Indian regulatoryenvironment to help more effective registration ofcrop protection products considering variouschemical and toxicological profiles to promote goodagricultural practices. Enabling faster registrationof safer and greener crop protection products isbelieved to help quality manufacturing processes,thus creating farmer access to safer and greenertechnologies in the country.

Some of the significant forward lookingregulations that were discussed during this meetingincluded harmonization with OECD protocols inmajor disciplines, crop grouping concept, minorchanges regulation to enable innovation at a fasterpace.

The way forward for the Indian crop protectionindustry, valued at $ 4.2 Billion would be toconcentrate on delivering specialty formulation,develop regulatory capacity and regulatorydata development apart from market research forenhancing reach and distribution of the industry.

The Indian regulatory system concerning theCrop Protection Industry which is very robust andknowledgeable has already adopted the OECDguidelines which is a step towards global acceptanceof regulatory norms.

Global MNCs invest about 8-10% of theirrevenues in Research & Development, while

Indian bred crop protection manufacturers spend1-2% of their revenues in R&D, which makesthem less competitive to compete in the globalmarket in developing specialty molecules. Ease ofintroduction of latest pest control solutiontechnology is the key to some of the challengesfaced by Indian farmers like spurious products,low focus on R&D by domestic manufacturers,inefficiencies in the supply chain etc. which needto be addressed on priority.

Discovery of new molecules is a highlyspecialized R&D activity- it is significant to notethat, on an average, only one molecule out of100000 screened chemical compounds getsfinally identified and selected, for full developmentwhile going through the rigorous R&D processand Regulatory approvals. From discoveryin the labs to the introduction at a countryregulatory level, it takes more than 8-10 yearsand involves an investment of more than 1600Crores. Further, in India to provide accessat the farm level, the product must undergo3-4 years of stringent evaluation on efficacy,safety, MRLs and other parameters as perguidelines established by CIB&RC and another1-2 years for review of data and final registrationapproval.

Source : Crop Life India


Difenoconazole Technical 92% Min M/s Cheminova India Ltd 9(3) TIM vs TIDifenoconazole Technical 95% Min M/s Excel Crop Care Ltd 9(3) TIM vs TI

Emamectin benzoate Technical 95% min M/s Mahamaya Lifesciences Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI New sourceOxyfluorfen Technical M/s Dow Agrosciences India Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI New sourcePyriproxifen Technical 95% min M/s Parijat Industries India Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI New sourceImazethapyr Technical 98% min. M/s Crystal Crop Protection Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIM

Ethephon Technical 90% min M/s Crystal Crop Protection Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMGlyphosate Technical 95% min. M/s Adama India Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMPaclobutrazol Technical 95% min M/s Cheminova India Ltd 9(3) TIM vs TIBispyribac Sodium Technical 95% Min M/s Insecticides India Ltd 9(3) TIM vs FI

Glyphosate Technical 95% min M/s Willowood Chemicals Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMAzoxystrobin Technical 96.5% min M/s ADAMA Makhteshim Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMAcephate Technical 97% min M/s ADAMA Makhteshim Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMAzoxystrobin Technical 95% min M/s Cheminova India Ltd 9(3) TIM vs TI

Fluxapyroxad Technical 98% min M/s BASF India Ltd 9(3) TIMetiram technical 84% w/w min M/s BASF India Ltd 9(3) TIFosetyl Aluminium Technical 96% min M/s Bayer Crop Science Ltd 9(3) TIFipronil Technical 95% min M/s HIFIL Chemicals Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI New source

Azoxystrobin Technical 98% min M/s Crystal Crop Protection Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI New sourceAzoxystrobin Technical 98% min M/s Dhanuka Agritech Ltd 9(3) TI New sourceEmamectin benzoate Technical 95% min M/s Willowood Chemicals Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI New source

Diafenthiuron Technical 97% min M/s Willowood Chemicals Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMImidacloprid Technical 95.0% min M/s Willowood Chemicals Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMImidacloprid Technical 95% min M/s Adama India Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMAzoxystrobin Technical 96% min. M/s Excel Crop Care Ltd 9(3) TIM vs TI

Carbendazim Technical 98% min. M/s Crystal Crop Protection Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMBispyribac sodium Technical 95% min M/s Godrej Agrovet Ltd TIM vs FIFlupyradifurone Technical 96% min M/s Bayer CropScience Ltd 9(3) TIPenoxsulam Technical 97% min M/s Dow Agrosciences India Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI

Butachlor Technical 95% w/w min M/s Sinochem India Company Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI New sourceAbamectin Technical 90.0% min. M/s Syngenta India Ltd 9(3) TIHexythiazox Technical 97% min M/s Willowood Chemicals Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI vs TIMPenflufen Technical 95% min M/s Bayer CropScience Pvt Ltd 9(3) TI

Metamitron Technical 98% min M/s Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd 9(3) TIMFlusilazole Technical 95% min M/s Dhanuka Agritech Ltd 9(3) TI New source

Source : Central Insecticide Board, India


COMPANY NEWSRALLIS TO BUY 26.37% MORE STAKE INSUBSIDIARY ZWAOL FOR Rs 20 cr

After this acquisition, Rallis India’s stakewill increase to 100 percent in Zero Waste Agro-Organics Ltd (ZWAOL), which manufacturesorganic compost. Tata group’s agro-chemical firmRallis India will acquire an additional 26.37percent stake in its arm Zero Waste Agro-Organicsfor nearly Rs 20 crore, making the company awholly-owned subsidiary. The total considerationfor acquisition of these shares is Rs 19.49 crore.The company’s revenue from operations stood atRs 11.45 crore in last fiscal.

Source : Money control

INSECTICIDES INDIA Q2 NET PROFIT UP59% AT Rs 28.68 cr

Agro-chemicals maker Insecticides India’s netprofit rose by 59 percent to Rs 28.68 crore for thequarter ending September on higher sales. Its netprofit stood at Rs 17.99 crore in the year-agoperiod, the company said in a regulatory filing.Income from operations increased to Rs 467.50crore in the second quarter of this fiscal from Rs369.99 crore in the corresponding period of theprevious year. The Delhi-based company had posteda net profit of Rs 39.29 crore over a turnover ofRs 988.15 crore in the previous year.


MONSANTO INDIA POSTS Rs 0.89 LAKHPROFIT FOR Q2

Monsanto India reported a net profit of Rs0.89 lakh for the quarter ended September asagainst a net loss of Rs 26.38 crore in the year-ago period. Total income jumped over two-fold toRs 99.37 crore for the second quarter of this fiscalfrom Rs 39.93 crore in the same period last year,the company said in a regulatory filing.


BAYER CROPSCIENCE Q2 NET PROFIT SEESMARGINAL RISE AT Rs 159 cr

Bayer CropScience Ltd reported a marginalincrease of 2 per cent in net profit at Rs 159.1 crorefor the quarter ended September 30, on highersales. Its net profit stood at Rs 155.8 crore in theyear-ago period, the company said in a regulatoryfiling. Income from operations rose to Rs 1,160crore during July-September quarter of this fiscalfrom Rs 1,055.2 crore in the corresponding periodof the previous fiscal.


PI INDUSTRIES POSTS 78% RISE IN Q2 PROFIT

The company’s revenue increased by 20percent to Rs 572 crore, according to a regulatoryfiling. Agro-chemicals firm PI Industries reported78 percent increase in its net profit at Rs 101 crorefor the quarter ended September. The company’srevenue increased by 20 percent to Rs 572 crore,according to a regulatory filing. During the firsthalf of this fiscal, net profit increased by 60 percentto Rs 228 crore, while revenue went up by 17percent to Rs 1,255 crore compared to the year-ago period.


UPL : RIDING THE LATIN AMERICA WAVE

Latin America continues to power UPL Ltd.Revenues, volumes and operating profit were up17%, 23% and 19%, respectively, in the Septemberquarter. The growth is driven by India and LatinAmerica. Together, both the regions generated morethan half of its sales last fiscal year.

Of them, Latin America is the clear outlier.Revenues are up 34% against rise in the first twoquarters by 26%, better than the 10% rise inIndia.


The strong show, however, failed to impressinvestors who drove the stock down 1% on Friday.A one-time expense related to the Advanta Ltdmerger weighed on profit growth. Excluding thisitem, profit would have grown 44% and led toearnings upgrades.

The growth is again expected to be driven byLatin America, which is seeing traction inagriculture activities. Last fiscal year, the regionalone generated 32% of UPL’s sales.

Source : livemint

DHANUKA TO REAP REWARDS OF NICHEFOCUS, NEW PRODUCTS

The strategy of consistently adding newspecialty chemicals with the help of globalinnovators has enabled Dhanuka Agritech tooutgrow peers. Delhi-based Dhanuka Agritechlaunched 16 new products in the past three fiscalyears. The thrust continued with seven newlaunches in the first two quarters of the currentfiscal. It plans to introduce two more products inthe second half. The share of incremental revenuefrom new products reached 20% in FY16, comparedwith 15% in the previous fiscal.

The sugarcane and maize herbicide ‘Sempra,’co-marketed insecticide ‘Cover’ and fungicide‘Conika’ hold the potential. Typically, oneblockbuster product means incremental revenueof about ‘100-150 crore every year.

The company’s revenue grew by 13% in thefirst half of FY17 compared with the industry’s

growth of 8.6%. Analysts expect Dhanuka’s revenueto grow by 16% and 22% for the current and nextfiscals, respectively, on account of a strong productpipeline and focus on specialty chemicals.

Source : The Economic Times

AKZONOBEL, ATUL JV FOR WORLD-SCALEMCA PLANT IN INDIA

AkzoNobel NV and Atul Ltd have declaredtheir intention to jointly invest in the productionof monochloroacetic acid (MCA) in India, whichwill include setting up a world class MCA plantat Atul’s facility in Gujarat. Each partner willhold a 50 percent stake.

The partnership will build on Atul’s statusas a leading global supplier of the herbicide 2,4-D (which uses MCA as a key raw material), andAkzoNobel’s leading global position in MCA market,with plants in the Netherlands, China, Japan andUS.

The partnership will use chlorine andhydrogen manufactured by Atul to produce theMCA, taking advantage of both Atul’s existinginfrastructure and the leading eco-friendlyhydrogenation technology supplied by AkzoNobel.

From an initial annual capacity of 32 kilotons,the plant has been designed for future expansionto 60 kilotons. The plant will produce enough MCAto meet the captive requirement of Atul; AkzoNobelwill market the rest of it, mainly in India.

MCA is an essential building block in thechemical industry and is used in a wide varietyof chemicals. For example, AkzoNobel customersuse MCA to produce thickening agents for the food,oil, mining, personal care and detergent industries.


The product is also used in agrochemicals,adhesives, pharmaceuticals, thermo-stabilizers,surfactants and cosmetics.

Source : World of Chemicals news

FMC BEGINS REGISTRATION PROCESS FORNEW FUNGICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENT

FMC Agricultural Solutions has begun thejoint U.S. Environmental Protection Agency andCanadian Pest Management Regulatory Agencyregistration process for bixafen, a new pyrazolecarboxamide fungicide. Registration is being soughtfor corn, soybeans, cereals, canola, peanuts andpotatoes in the U.S. and, in some instances,Canada.

FMC acquired exclusive rights to bixafen fromBayer CropScience to develop and distribute thenovel product for row crops in the United Statesand Canada.

Bixafen is the first of several new, proprietarycrop protection active ingredients FMC plans tosubmit registrations for over the next three years.A senior spokesperson of FMC said as pestchallenges evolve, it’s incredibly important to bringnew active ingredients to market. Growers neednew tools to manage resistance and to controlyield-robbing diseases, weeds and pests.

FMC has a robust pipeline of 16 new syntheticand biological active ingredients to becommercialized over the next seven years.

Source : FMC Corporation

ADAMA LAUNCHES BANZAI FUNGICIDESTO COMBAT BLIGHT ON TOMATO ANDPOTATO CROPS IN BRAZIL

Adama has launched the fungicide Banzai(Dimethomorph) to combat one of the major diseasesaffecting tomato and potato crops: the potato blight(Phytophthora infestans). Common in places withmild temperatures and, mostly, with high airhumidity, the blight is found in all regions ofBrazil and is one of the toughest diseases to controlin agriculture and the first lesions are only visibleafter three to four days of contamination.

Banzai is a very important fungicide forresistance management of fungi, and it is highly

effective for the control of blight. Besides this, itdoes not cause toxicity and ensures a higher qualityharvest,” explained the portfolio manager.

According to research by Adama, Banzai haspresented high efficiency when applied to crops oftomatoes and potatoes, which allows higherproductivity and greater profitability for the farmer.The product will be available for sale in January2017 through the main distribution channels.

Source : Agropages

MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DEALS IN2016

JANUARY LG Chem acquired agrochemical company

Dongbu Farm Hannong. SynTech Research acquired Syngenta's field

and laboratory facility. French seed company Vilmorin & Cie acquired

Genica Research.

FEBRUARY Dow AgroSciences collaborated with Sofiprotéol Dow AgroSciences and the US genomics

company, Radiant Genomics Sipcam Advan and Rotam, joint venture-

SipcamRotam.

MARCH ChemChina subsidiary Adama Agricultural

Solutions and Starpharma Arysta LifeScience and Chinese Academy of

Agricultural Sciences Best Crop Science acquired agrochemical

production facility from Arysta LifeSciences

APRIL Bayer CropScience and Israeli Innovations

Company Trendlines agreed to invest in ajoint agricultural technologies fund.

Indian company Deccan Fine Chemicals is to acquire Syngenta's agrochemicalmanufacturing facility in Goa, India.

Dow AgroSciences agreed to collaborate withUS Company TeselaGen Biotechnology.


MAY Bayer offered to acquire Monsanto, valuing

the company at some $62 billion. DuPont seed subsidiary DuPont Pioneer

invested in the aerial data and drone technologyprovider, PrecisionHawk.

Syngenta Limagrain's Argentine subsidiary forthe latter to be protected by Syngenta's Plenusseed treatments.

JUNE BASF licensed the US seed company, Northern

Seed. Chinese agrochemical company Beijing

Nutrichem agreed to acquire Dow AgroSciences' tebuthiuron herbicide business.

Danish seed company DLF Seeds - French seedcompany Florimond Desprez.

DuPont seed subsidiary DuPont Pioneer andMonsanto agreed a licensing deal, Brazil.

Monsanto and Sumitomo Chemical entered intoa global licensing agreement to develop, registerand commercialise protoporphyrinogenoxidase.

Japanese company Mitsui Chemical's andIndian agricultural inputs company P IIndustries agreed to form a joint venture inIndia called Solinnos Agro.

JULY Crystal Crop Protection acquired BASF's

fungicide, Bavistin (Carbendazim), in India. Monsanto entered into a multi-year supply

agreement with DuPont to provide dicambaherbicide in the US and Canada.

Sumitomo Chemical's US-based biopesticidesand biorational products subsidiary, ValentBioSciences Corporation.

AUGUST Belgian specialty chemicals distributor

Azelis acquired the Italian specialty chemicaldistributor for agrochemical and fertiliserformulations, Ametech.

Mitsui & Co’s, Certis Europe, and Greek

agrochemical firm K&N Efthymiadis createdthe joint venture, KNE Certis

SEPTEMBER BASF and French plant biotechnology company

Plant Advanced. Bayer CropScience parent company Bayer

agreed to a complete takeover of Monsantoafter the US company in its third bid.

Insecticides India agreed a deal with NihonNohyaku’s Indian subsidiary, HyderabadChemical.

Syngenta and Rijk Zwaan signed an extensivecross-licensing agreement on native traits invegetables.

OCTOBER Bayer CropScience and the Chinese Academy

of Agricultural Sciences agreed to collaborate. Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto reached a

non-exclusive global option and licensing. Monsanto sold its Argentine cotton seed

business, Genetica Mandiyu, to an Argentineinvestor group headed by Cazenove

Nufarm sold its 14.7% stake in Indianagrochemical company Excel Crop Carethrough an open market offer from SumitomoChemical.

NOVEMBER BASF and FMC agreed to collaborate on the

introduction of combination insecticides/fungicides for in-furrow use in maize in theUS.

Dow AgroSciences signed an exclusive licensingagreement with US agricultural biotechnologycompany Chromatin

FMC took full ownership of its formeragrochemical joint ventures with Nufarm,F&N Agro Ceska Republika in the CzechRepublic and F&N Agro Slovensko in Slovakia.

Monsanto and DuPont agreed that Monsantowould offer DuPont’s insecticidal seedtreatment, Lumivia (chlorantraniliprole –trade-marked as Rynaxypyr.

Source : Various sources


BIOTECH NEWS

GENETICALLY MODIFIED BEANS TO FLOODNIGERIAN MARKETS IN 2019 – NABDA

The NABDA Director General, at theNovember edition of Open Forum on AgriculturalBiotechnology (OFAB), revealed that Nigeria wouldsoon witness abundant beans as the GM cowpeas(or beans) would be released into the market inlarge quantities in two or three years’ time. Addingto this she quoted, the cowpea, which is currentlyundergoing field trials, is safe and wouldn’t poseany health risk to Nigerians, dismissing “theinsinuation” that GM foods are unhealthy; sayingover 100 Nobel Laureates had signed a petition toguarantee its safety and rules are being followedin its production. The Nigerian Ethical Committeeis working day and night to ensure that no ruleswere breached. In 2-3 years’ time, cowpea shouldbe ready in commercial quantity in the country.

Source : DailyTrust

PARAGUAY LAUNCHES NEW RUST-RESISTANT SOYBEANS

The Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology(INBIO) launched its second variety of Asian rust(Phakopsora pachyrhizi) resistant soybeans, SojaparR24, in Paraguay. According to the agronomistand the technical advisor at the INBIO, Sojapar

R24 soybean will be available for the nextcommercial season.

INBIO had already launched its firstParaguayan variety of Asian rust resistantsoybeans, the Sojapar R19, which was planted forthe current season. The two cultivars were entirelydeveloped in Nigeria through a public-privatepartnership between the entity and the ParaguayanInstitute of Agrarian Technology.

The advisor of INBIO remarked, the SojaparR24 variety is already in the multiplication stage,while the Sojapar R49 and the Sojapar M42 arealready in the final stages of research. She furtheradded that the new variety is also resistant to thedisease known as Charcoal Rot- Macrophominaphaseolina.

Source : AgroPages

BIOTECH CROPS CONTRIBUTE ~US$127,000M TO ARGENTINA’S ECONOMY

Biotech crops contributed an estimatedamount of US$126,969.27 million of gross benefitto Argentina from 1996 to 2016. This is accordingto a report released by the Argentine Council forInformation and Development of Biotechnology(ArgenBio).

The majority of these benefits (66%) went tofarmers, while the remaining portion went to thegovernment (26%) and technology providers (8%).The report also stated that the surplus broughtabout by the technology created over 2 million jobsover the two-decade period.

The synergy between GM crops and no-tillfarming practices led to conservation of soils,decreased greenhouse gas emissions, and energeticefficacy of crop management.

Source : International Service for theAcquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCentre (ISAAA)


US FDA APPROVES GE PINK PINEAPPLE

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) completed the evaluation of geneticallyengineered pink flesh pineapple and concluded thatit is as safe and nutritious as its conventional

Rothamsted Research identified that T6P iscrucial in controlling how wheat uses sucrose, themain fuel generated by photosynthesis, and keyto the development of wheat grains. When moreT6P is available to wheat grains as they grow, thegreater the yield. Oxford University developed amodified version of T6P that could be taken up bythe plant and then released within the plant insunlight. This T6P ‘precursor’ was added to asolution and then sprayed onto the plants, causinga ‘pulse’ of T6P, resulting in more sucrose beingdrawn into the grain to make starch. When testedin the lab, this approach resulted in an increasein wheat grain size and yield of up to 20 percent.

Source : International Service for theAcquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SE AsiaCentre (ISAAA)

AUSTRALIA’S OGTR AUTHORIZES FIELDTRIALS OF GM BANANA

Australia’s Office of the Gene TechnologyRegulator (OGTR) has issued a license toQueensland University of Technology, allowing thefield trials of banana genetically modified (GM) forresistance to Fusarium wilt disease. The fieldtrials (License Application DIR146) are allowed totake place at Litchfield, Northern Territory, for aperiod of 5 years. The purpose of the field trial isto evaluate the level of disease resistance andagronomic performance of the GM banana plantsunder Australian field conditions.

The final Risk Assessment and RiskManagement Plan (RARMP) concludes that thislimited and controlled release poses negligible risksto people and the environment and does not requirespecific risk treatment measures.

The finalized RARMP, together with asummary of the RARMP, a set of Questions andAnswers on this decision and a copy of the license,are available online from the DIR 146 page inthe OGTR website.


pineapple varie-ties. The pink pineapple wasdeveloped by Del Monte Fresh Produce with lowerlevels of the enzymes that convert pink pigmentlycopene to the yellow pigment beta carotene. Thenew pineapple variety will be identified as “extrasweet pink flesh pineapple” to distinguish it fromDel Monte’s “golden extra sweet pineapple”.


RESEARCH SHOWS WHEAT YIELDS COULDINCREASE BY 20% WITH NEW CHEMICALTECHNOLOGY

Scientists at Rothamsted Research and OxfordUniversity have created a synthetic molecule thatwhen applied to crops, increases the size and starchcontent of wheat grains by up to 20 percent. Thestudy reports the method based on using synthetic‘precursors’ of the sugar trehalose 6-phosphate(T6P). This is a first-of-its-kind strategy thatused chemistry to modify how sugars are used byplants.

Photo source : Genetic Literacy Project


AGROCHEMEX 2016 CHINAACE, the abbreviation for AgroChemEx, AgroChemEx is an annual agrochemical symposium and

exhibition organised by the China Crop Protection Industry Association (CCPIA)since 2005. Foundedin 1982, the CCPIA, with its 614 plus members, has become a major force in China’s crop protectionindustry. The event attracts over 600 exhibitors, specialising in technical, formulation and adjuvants,who together account for 80% of China’s pesticide output. AgroChemEx provides the opportunity to meetthe top producers in China and get to know their brands and a valuable platform for the exchangeof information and business development opportunities.


ICSCE 2016 GOAICSCE, International Crop Science Conference

& Exhibition, is an annual agrochemical conferenceand exhibition organised by the PesticideManufacturers & Formulators Association of Indiaand marketed by Mayvi International.

The two day event was organised on 10-11Nov2016 at Ramada Caravella Beach Resort, Goa. Itwas attended by over 300 delegates, 60 exhibitors

and visitors from across the crop protectionchemical industry. The event started withlightening of the lamp and welcome address byMr. Pradip Dave, President, PMFAI followed bylectures by different delegates.

The key note speakers were Mr. Pramod NKarlekar, President, FMC India Ltd.;Mr. VijayRai, Chairman, Akola Chemicals (I) Ltd, India;Mr.Filippo Quaglia, Senior Researcher, Lamberti Spa, Italy;Mr. Menno Pontier, Global Sales DirectorChemical Business, Bericap Ltd. Germany;Dr.ImmeGerke International Development ofRegulatory Globalization, Germany; Dr MatthewPhillips : Director Crop Protection and Seeds,Informa Ltd. UK; Mrs. Li General Secretary, ChinaCrop Protection Industry Association, China. Thedelegates discussed about the current and futureoutlook of the agrochemical Industry whichincluded the Market Overview, Future Scope,Regulatory Frameworks, Contract Research,Manufacturing opportunities, Environmental


Friendly Formulations, Patent, Etc. On the eveningof 10th Nov a cocktail Reception was organisedwhich was sponsored by Mahamaya LifesciencesPvt. Ltd. and Jebsen & Jessen. The exhibitorsincluded the pesticide manufacturers andformulators from India and China.

Overall ICSCE provided a platform to thevisitors and exhibitors to meet each other andinteract with each other and exchange ofinformation and business developmentopportunities.

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